Romans 5:1-5

Now that we have been made right by God by trusting in him, we have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ. It's through Jesus, trusting in him, that we've gained access to this position of grace where we now stand, looking forward with happiness and confidence to sharing in God's glory. Not only this—we also remain confident when problems come, because we know that experiencing problems develops spiritual stamina. Spiritual stamina in turn develops a mature character, and this mature character results in confident hope. Since we have this hope we're never disappointed, for God's love has been poured into us through the Holy Spirit he's given us.